Palestinian, Ali Abulhasan, 20, from Hebron told his Israeli interrogators that he refused to detonate a bomb he had placed on an Israeli bus after he saw many children in it. Abulhasan stated that after he […]
The Committee for Maintaining the Heritage of the Palestinian village of Western Baqa in present-day Israel has announced a plan to build a Palestinian Museum in the village of Jit, which will be the first […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories has revealed in a report published yesterday that some 27,000 Palestinians in Gaza are registered […]
On 12 August 2016, the United Nations in Palestine celebrated International Youth Day with the theme: “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Production and Consumption”. Palestinian youth face substantial challenges resulting from […]
A new video from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Johannesburg, South Africa highlights the struggle of Palestinian prisoner Bilal Kayed and fellow Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons. Kayed, 34, is today on his 59th day of […]
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) has revealed that young people aged 15-29 now comprise 30 percent of the 4.82 million Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The PCBS also […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Rio Olympics 2016 has two specific elements that set it apart from previous Games: the largest Palestinian team ever at the Olympics, and a refugee team comprising of athletes […]
The leader of the Hamas political bureau on Wednesday called for the Palestinian house to be put in order around democratic principles, starting with local, parliamentary, presidential and PLO elections, Al-Resalah newspaper has reported. “The Palestinians do […]
Palestinian rights groups have slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that he and Israel care more about the Palestinian people than their own leaders do. Netanyahu made the comment on Thursday in his first […]
Deputy head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has denied that the movement had any links to UN and international NGO employees who have been detained by Israel in the past few months on accusations of supplying […]
Ahmed Dawabsheh, the sole surviving member of the Duma village arson attack, was hospitalized at Israel’s Tel Hashomer last night after his health deteriorated. Nassr Dawabsheh, the family’s representative and Ahmed’s uncle, said the five-year-old’s “health […]
Israeli police has closed its investigation into the death of Palestinian Minister, Ziad Abu Ein, who died in 2014 after being beaten by Israeli forces, concluding that he had died of natural causes, Israeli news […]
18-year-old Palestinian, Adyan Aqil, from the West Bank village of Bidya has an unprecedented talent – she could tell the birthday of 80% of the 11,000 residents in her village, along with stating the day […]
Preparations are underway for an Israeli delegation to visit Saudi Arabia, Member of the Israeli Knesset, Issawi Frej, said. Frej’s remarks were made in a radio interview following a visit by retired Saudi general, Anwar […]
The Israeli Supreme Court has called on the Israeli army and the Ministry of Interior to reconsider restrictions imposed on family reunification for Palestinians living in the West Bank. The court further asked for the […]
Israeli occupation forces have prevented 7-year-old, R’ouaa Alhroob, from visiting her imprisoned father for “security reasons.” The family told Safa News Agency that the Israeli occupation prevented her from visiting her father, forcing her to […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Mayada Al-Sayad is only 23-years-old but is certainly no stranger to the race-track. Born on October 26, 1992 al-Sayad is the daughter of a German mother and a Palestinian father, and holds […]
By Ramzy Baroud As Palestinians in the Occupied Territories begin preparations for local elections which are scheduled for October, division and factionalism are rearing their ugly head. Palestinian political platforms and social media are abuzz […]
The Israeli occupation police in Jerusalem announced a plan to strengthen its presence in the city by building five new police centers and deploying 1,000-1,200 police forces. The Hebrew Radio has revealed that Yoram Ha-Levy, […]
Israeli occupation forces today uprooted 500 olive trees in the village of Skaka to the east of Silfeet city in the West Bank, in order to expand nearby Israeli settlements. Witnesses told SAFA News Agency […]
Joud Fahmy, a Saudi Arabian judo athlete refused to participate in her first-round match at the Summer Olympics in Rio Sunday, reportedly to avoid an Israeli competitor in the next round. It has been speculated […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Simon Yacoub was born in 1988 and raised in Leipzig, Germany by his Palestinian father and German mother. He had been on the judo mat since the age of five, saying, […]
The Israeli government has accused a Palestinian employee of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Gaza on Tuesday of diverting funds to the Hamas movement, nearly a week after it announced Israeli forces had […]
By Ramzy Baroud Palestine is increasingly absent from Arab consciousness, at least at the official and media levels. For years, the discussion has veered elsewhere, to other regions and various other concerns, as Arab regional […]
The Israel Olympic Committee sent a letter of protest to Facebook after receiving complaints that Israel was placed last in an alphabetical listing of countries and groups competing in the Rio Olympics. A feature called […]
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said in a news report that the social and economic situation in Gaza is the worst in the world with […]
The Lebanese Olympic team refused to ride on a bus with Israeli athletes traveling to the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics, according to members of both teams. The Lebanese team were allegedly seated on […]
The Second Israeli Channel said the Israeli government will take measures to prevent Hamas prisoners from communicating with each other in Israeli jails, using cell-phones. Gilad Ardan, the Minister of Internal Security allocated 12-million New […]
The Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) in the Gaza Strip have started a test to grow pineapples in the besieged coastal enclave for the first time. Pineapples will be grown in what used to […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Mohammed Abu Khoussa, at only 22 years of age, will be the first Palestinian runner to compete in the 100-meter sprint at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Born in Gaza, Abu Khoussa, […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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